Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746	MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER U	INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 1	MINIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
RULE §746.4605	Are there additional equipment restrictions for children younger than five years of age?

(a) Yes. Children younger than five years of age must not be allowed to use the following pieces of equipment at or away from the child-care center:

(1) Free standing arch climbers;

(2) Free standing climbing pieces with flexible parts;

(3) Fulcrum seesaws;

(4) Log rolls;

(5) Spiral slides with more than one 360 degree turn; or

(6) Track rides.

(b) In addition, children younger than four years of age must not be allowed to use the following pieces of equipment at or away from the child-care center:

(1) Chain or cable walks;

(2) Horizontal ladders;

(3) Vertical slide poles;

(4) Over-head rings; or

(5) Parallel bars.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.4605 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10238; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909